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R. Kelly

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Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), known as R. Kelly, is an American former singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and "the Pied Piper of R&B". In 2025, Billboard ranked him 9th on their list of "Top Greatest R&B Artists of all time. Born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Kelly began performing in the subway under the Chicago "L" tracks, and regularly busked at the "L" stop on the Red Line's Jackson station in the Loop. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. R. Kelly is the 439th most popular singer (up from 483rd in 2019), the 2,738th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,756th in 2019) and the 144th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, R. Kelly ranks 439 out of 4,381. Before him are Jessie J, Alan Stivell, Jungkook, Raphael, Layal Abboud, and Mei Lanfang. After him are Sandie Shaw, Ray Price, Maggie Reilly, Jerry Butler, Cecilia Bartoli, and Cab Calloway.

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Among people born in 1967, R. Kelly ranks 54. Before him are Peter Thiel, François Ozon, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, and Harry Connick Jr.. After him are Tim McGraw, Gigi D'Agostino, Magdalena Andersson, Robert Golob, David Ginola, and Bodo Illgner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, R. Kelly ranks 2,738 out of 20,380. Before him are Wallace Shawn (1943), Barbara Eden (1931), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Mitch McConnell (1942), Bo Diddley (1928), and John Sullivan (1740). After him are Donald Glover (1983), Nancy Kassebaum (1932), Ivan Sutherland (1938), Tanya Roberts (1955), Richard Ford (1944), and Gloria Steinem (1934).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, R. Kelly ranks 144. Before him are Jackie Jackson (1951), Anthony Kiedis (1962), Christina Aguilera (1980), LP (1981), Val Valentino (1956), and Harry Connick Jr. (1967). After him are Ray Price (1926), Jerry Butler (1939), Cab Calloway (1907), Tim McGraw (1967), Carly Simon (1945), and Nile Rodgers (1952).

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